Bong Joon Ho Reuniting With ‘Parasite’ Distributor Neon On Debut Animated Feature ‘Ally’
Bong Joon Ho is reuniting with Neon for his debut animated feature, Ally, set for a 2027 release. The film follows a piglet squid named Ally who dreams of seeing the sun but faces danger when a mysterious aircraft sinks into her ocean home. She embarks on a journey to the surface with a group of unlikely companions. This marks Bong's first project with Neon since the Oscar-winning Parasite.
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'Ally' Neon Neon has acquired North American rights to Bong Joon Ho‘s debut animated feature, Ally, slating it for release in 2027. The project will mark the studio’s first with the filmmaker since his 2019 phenomenon Parasite, the first South Korean film to win an Oscar, which was also the first film to win both Best Picture and Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, additionally snagging the awards for Director and Original Screenplay, and grossing over $53 million in North America. Ally follows a curious and endearing piglet squid of the same name that lives in the uncharted depths of the South Pacific Ocean. Ally dreams of one day seeing the sun and becoming the star of a wildlife documentary.
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